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Originally Posted by getmygoat
Thanks all for the input. I think what I'll try is including a small amount of sealer around the head of that nail. My theory is the vacuum will draw the nail in and help with sealing. This should seal the can while not taking any irreversible actions in case the nail is actually OEM.
Hopefully none of the jbweld or sealer is drawn into the intake.
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A few comments on this. I have an original can, but it has no nail. Unless someone else finds an original like this, I'm guessing someone put a hole in the can to coat the inside of it with paint or something like it, then just plugged it. Just my guess.
You mention JB Weld and 5000 PSI. I believe that's just compression strength of JB Weld so it wouldn't mean much of anything in this case.
And last, as long as the area around the hole in your can is dimpled in, I'm pretty sure JB weld or solder would work just fine as long as you filled the dimpled in area too. I also agree that sealing the nail would probably work too, but I would be less inclined to go that route out of concern that normal road vibration might work the nail loose over time and cause a leak.
It's all just theory..........
Old Joe